Australia: Call for crackdown on Perth pop-up bars ‘flouting’ liquor licensing rules
Australia: Call for crackdown on Perth pop-up bars ‘flouting’ liquor licensing rules WA Today By Sarah Heath & Abbey Ross May 4, 2018 The Australian Hotels Association WA is pushing for tougher restrictions on pop-up bars, citing the economic damage they have caused Perth’s established hospitality industry. AHA WA chief executive Bradley Woods said the […]
Assessing Associations Between Personality Traits And Protective Behavioural Strategies Among Young Female University Students
Assessing Associations Between Personality Traits And Protective Behavioural Strategies Among Young Female University Students Science Trends By Sinéad Moylett May 3, 2018 The study focused on examining the use of “Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS)” among young female university students. The body of research assessing PBS has been growing in recent times as they can be […]
Why Are Alcoholic Drinks Called ‘Booze’?
Why Are Alcoholic Drinks Called ‘Booze’? The term has a few origin stories. Huffington Post By Caroline Bologna May 3, 2018 Booze cruise. Boozy brunch. Booze it up. It’s clear “booze” is part of our vocabulary when it comes to drinking culture. But where did this term come from, and why do we use it to […]
He makes pour decisions! Wine bottle explodes everywhere as man tries to open it with a BLOW TORCH
He makes pour decisions! Wine bottle explodes everywhere as man tries to open it with a BLOW TORCH Chicago man held the torch to the neck of the bottle to try and get it open He continued to torch the bottle for 16 seconds until suddenly it exploded Glass flew everywhere as the neck […]
New Hampshire: N.H. Officials Unaware of Stakeouts and Bootlegging Stings at State-Run Liquor Stores
New Hampshire: N.H. Officials Unaware of Stakeouts and Bootlegging Stings at State-Run Liquor Stores Source: http://digital.vpr.net/ By TODD BOOKMAN May 3, 2018 New Hampshire’s state-run, tax free liquor stores draw in customers from across the Northeast. It’s been this way for decades. And for decades, law enforcement from other states have been […]
New Study Refutes The ‘Wine Will Kill You’ Nonsense
New Study Refutes The ‘Wine Will Kill You’ Nonsense Source: https://www.acsh.org/ By Alex Berezow May 3, 2018 A few weeks ago, the media ran wild with an outlandish claim that an extra glass of wine will take 30 minutes off of your life. Though the media, particularly The Guardian, deserved much of […]
Beer and Wine Coming to Military Commissaries
Beer and Wine Coming to Military Commissaries Source: https://www.military.com/ By Amy Bushatz 2 May 2018 On-base shoppers will be able to buy beer and wine at military commissaries within the next 90 days, according to a recent Pentagon memo. “The availability of beer and wine in Defense Commissary Agency stores will increase […]
Does minimum alcohol pricing work?
Does minimum alcohol pricing work? Debate continues over whether increased taxes will cut alcohol-related deaths and binge drinking Source: http://www.theweek.co.uk/ May 2, 2018 Scotland became one of the first countries in the world to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol yesterday after years of legal wrangling and opposition from drinks companies. Following […]
Ireland: European Commission criticises parts of alcohol health warning plan
Ireland: European Commission criticises parts of alcohol health warning plan Concerns expressed over label portion used and ad images in international publications Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/ Fiach Kelly Deputy Political Editor May 3, 2018 A number of elements of the Government’s proposed legislation to deal with Ireland’s alcohol problem have been criticised by the […]
High earners are most likely to be regular drinkers: Four out of five people working professional roles had drunk alcohol in the previous week, study finds
High earners are most likely to be regular drinkers: Four out of five people working professional roles had drunk alcohol in the previous week, study finds England has the highest number of regular drinkers at 57.8 per cent, study says Doctors, lawyers and teachers are more likely to drink alcohol regularly 69.5 per cent […]